Pupils are benefiting from new books and story tapes, thanks to a donation.

Newcastle-based IT company Accenture has provided £450 worth of books and tapes to the teaching wards at Newcastle General Hospital, part of Newcastle Bridges School.

Pupils at the hospital include children with brain injuries, brain tumours and those needing bone marrow transplants.

Margaret Dover, headteacher at Newcastle Bridges School, said: "Accenture has supported our school, in particular the wards at Newcastle General Hospital, over the last couple of years. This year the company raised money for us to buy books and story tapes."